#abstinent

• Abstinent — A person (male) who voluntarily and deliberately refrains from satisfying certain physical needs, pleasures, or impulses, particularly from consuming alcoholic beverages, psychoactive substances, or engaging in sexual relations; (as an adjective) denoting an attitude of conscious self-restraint, extreme temperance, or rigorous moderation in daily behavior.
• Female abstinent — A person (female) who chooses to willingly give up the satisfaction of certain cravings, vices, or sensory pleasures; (as an adjective) feminine form for actions, practices, or communities that promote strict moderation and behavioral purity.
• Vigil fasting — The act of fasting on an eve and its result; total or partial abstinence from food and drink on the day preceding a major Christian holiday, as a form of penance, spiritual purification, and ascetic preparation. This religious custom is deeply rooted in Orthodox and Catholic liturgy, being considered a personal sacrifice aimed at enhancing prayer.